A Raya do for all Kedahans

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MORE than 4,000 people attended Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak’s open house at his official residence in Sri Mentaloon, Alor Setar.

Among those who came were Kedah Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah accompanied by Kedah Sultanah Tuanku Haminah Hamidun and several other royal family members.

Azizan said he was happy to see people of all races coming to celebrate Hari Raya with him and his family, adding that the crowd was larger than last year’s

.........................Monday September 28, 2009 - The Star

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Travel to Kedah during Hari Raya Puasa

The 'balik kampung rush' is here again. Malaysians is expected to rush back to their home towns from 17, 18 and 19th of September 2009. Hari Raya is expected to be on 20th September.

Travellers to Kedah (the mainland and Langkawi) can check out the transport options by road, rail and air to Kedah HERE. [Details of transport system in Malaysia]

There are buses or coaches from Singapore, Thailand and major cities in Malaysia (KL, Ipoh, Johore Bahru) to Kedah. You can be sure that buses are fully booked.

Travellers may also travel by air to the 2 kedah airports - one in Alor Setar (domestic airport) and another on Langkawi Island (international airport). The other airport is the Penang International Airport, on Penang Island.

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